CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2020	Aug. 02, 2019	[1]	Jul. 31, 2020	Aug. 02, 2019	[1]
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 447	$ 5,285		$ 833	$ 5,650
Changes in fair value of effective foreign currency forward contracts:
Unrealized gains (losses), net of tax provision (benefit) of $1, $—, ($1) and $—	5	3		(5)	6
Reclassification of (gains) losses realized during the period, net of tax (provision) benefit of $1, $—, $— and $—	3	(2)		0	(1)
Net change in fair value of effective foreign currency forward contracts	8	1		(5)	5
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1	0		0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	9	1		(5)	5
Comprehensive income, net of taxes	456	5,286		828	5,655
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0	(18)		0	(33)
Comprehensive income attributable to VMware, Inc.	$ 456	$ 5,304		$ 828	$ 5,688

[1] Adjusted to reflect the recast of prior period information due to the Pivotal Software, Inc. (“Pivotal”) acquisition in fiscal 2020, which was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control (refer to Note A).